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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | F5 NGINX App Protect by F5 View product | Wallarm WAAP by Wallarm View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does F5 NGINX App Protect do? It covers high-throughput WAF and NGINX native module. See typical use cases, container deployment and how it compares to rivals. | Wallarm WAAP covers API protection, bot mitigation, L7 DDoS defense and unified cloud-native WAAP for Bot Management and L7 DDoS Defense. Compare top WAAP tools. |
| Product type | High-Performance Ingress & Microservice WAF | Cloud-Native Web App & API Protection (WAAP) |
| Best for | Cloud-native, Enterprise, DevOps, Enterprise Microservices | Global Enterprise, SaaS Providers, FinTech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Software; Container; Kubernetes; Container module; Kubernetes Ingress; Linux host | Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid Mesh; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid edge mesh |
| Data residency | Global | US; EU; Global |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | NGINX PlusKubernetes IngressMicroservices | AWSAzureGCPKubernetesEnvoyNGINXCloudflareDatadog |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSSOC 2 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSGDPRHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | NGINX PlusKubernetes IngressGitLabJenkins | AWSAzureGCPKubernetesPrometheus |
| Industries | Cloud-nativeEnterpriseDevOpsEnterprise Microservices | Global EnterpriseSaaS ProvidersFinTech |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEU |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | F5 | Wallarm |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 6,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1996 | 2014 |
Overview
What it is
F5 NGINX App Protect
What does F5 NGINX App Protect do? It covers high-throughput WAF and NGINX native module. See typical use cases, container deployment and how it compares to rivals.Wallarm WAAP
Wallarm WAAP covers API protection, bot mitigation, L7 DDoS defense and unified cloud-native WAAP for Bot Management and L7 DDoS Defense. Compare top WAAP tools.Product type
F5 NGINX App Protect
High-Performance Ingress & Microservice WAFWallarm WAAP
Cloud-Native Web App & API Protection (WAAP)Best for
F5 NGINX App Protect
Cloud-native, Enterprise, DevOps, Enterprise MicroservicesWallarm WAAP
Global Enterprise, SaaS Providers, FinTechPricing
Pricing model
F5 NGINX App Protect
Contact VendorWallarm WAAP
Contact VendorFree trial
F5 NGINX App Protect
Free trial: yesWallarm WAAP
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
F5 NGINX App Protect
Wallarm WAAP
Deployment details
F5 NGINX App Protect
Software; Container; Kubernetes; Container module; Kubernetes Ingress; Linux hostWallarm WAAP
Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid Mesh; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid edge meshData residency
F5 NGINX App Protect
GlobalWallarm WAAP
US; EU; GlobalKey features
What it offers
F5 NGINX App Protect
- High-throughput WAF
- NGINX native module
- Declarative API security
- CI/CD pipeline integration
- Low latency
- WAF
- API Security
- Container Security
Wallarm WAAP
- Unified cloud-native WAAP
- API protection
- Bot mitigation
- L7 DDoS defense
- Automated policy generation
- WAAP
- WAF
- API Security
Platform & access
API access
F5 NGINX App Protect
API access: yesWallarm WAAP
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
F5 NGINX App Protect
SSO: yesWallarm WAAP
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
F5 NGINX App Protect
RBAC: yesWallarm WAAP
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
F5 NGINX App Protect
Multi-tenant: yesWallarm WAAP
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
F5 NGINX App Protect
Mobile app: noWallarm WAAP
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
F5 NGINX App Protect
Wallarm WAAP
Compliance
F5 NGINX App Protect
Wallarm WAAP
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
F5 NGINX App Protect
Wallarm WAAP
Industries
F5 NGINX App Protect
Wallarm WAAP
Regions
F5 NGINX App Protect
Wallarm WAAP
Vendor
Company
F5 NGINX App Protect
F5Wallarm WAAP
WallarmHeadquarters
F5 NGINX App Protect
Seattle, Washington, USAWallarm WAAP
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
F5 NGINX App Protect
6,000+Wallarm WAAP
201-500Founded
F5 NGINX App Protect
1996Wallarm WAAP
2014